English search results for: as clear as mud
#526
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- agaric, species of corky tree (larch) fungus used as styptic/tinder/in dyeing
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#527
adjective
Definitions:
- based on 60 (parts as seconds/minutes)
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Age:
Latin post 15th - Scholarly/Scientific (16th-18th centuries)
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Area:
Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Calepinus Novus, “Modern Latin”, by Guy Licoppe (Cal)
#528
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- arcosolium, arched recess/niche/cell as burial place in Roman Catacombs
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#529
noun
Definitions:
- (20th letter of Hebrew alphabet)
- (transliterate as R)
- res
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#530
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- adversity
- power of counteracting, efficacy as an antidote (Pliny)
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Age:
Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Sent by users—mainly by John White of Blitz Latin
#531
verb
- conjugation: 3rd conjugation
- voice: transitive
Definitions:
- gain, receive as profit
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#532
adverb
Definitions:
- as in comedy (L+S)
- in a manner appropriate to comedy
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Drama, Music, Theater, Art, Painting, Sculpture
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#533
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- mourning dress (as pl.)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#534
noun
Definitions:
- (10th letter of Hebrew alphabet)
- (transliterate as Y)
- yod
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#535
noun
Definitions:
- tenth letter of Greek alphabet
- (transliterate as I)
- iota
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
Greece
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#536
adverb
Definitions:
- in as much (JFW - widespread medieval)
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Age:
Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Sent by users—mainly by John White of Blitz Latin
#537
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- pearl pendant worn as an earring
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#538
adjective
Definitions:
- as many as
- however many
- whatever number of
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#539
noun
Definitions:
- (21st letter of Hebrew alphabet)
- (transliterate as S and SH)
- sin, shin
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#540
adverb
Definitions:
- how far/long?, to what point
- since
- to what extent
- where
- while, so far as
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#541
adjective
Definitions:
- in ratio of 3 to 2
- one-and-a-half times as much
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#542
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- sum or weight of one as (penny), a pound (as was originally a pound of copper)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Legal, Government, Tax, Financial, Political, Titles
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#543
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- examination of entrails or sacrificial victims as means of divination
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#544
adjective
Definitions:
- as many as
- however many
- whatever number of
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#545
adjective
Definitions:
- twice as much, double
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#546
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- asterisk (as a typographical mark)
- small star
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Literature, Schools
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#547
adverb
Definitions:
- as long as
- at any rate
- merely
- only, precisely
- to this extent, no more than
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#548
adjective
Definitions:
- free from mud, clean
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#549
adjective
Definitions:
- unclouded, clear
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#550
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- (as gift on Saturnalia)
- date
- nut-shaped date (L+S)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)